goatpharmerx
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Sunday evening I cranked up my 3110d to use my box blade. After about 5 minutes of use a stick got thrown up and busted the water hose going from the side of the engine block back to the radiator. Water started pouring out of the busted hose. I was about 1/4 th mile from home so I thought I could make it back without overheating. I barely made it into the yard when the tractor suddenly seem to lose power and cut off. I tried to crank back b/c I worried that I locked it up and it only made a clicking sound. I got pretty mad went inside told my wife what I had done then walk back outside and it turned over just fine. I fixed the hose put water in and ran it 45minutes yesterday. Everything seemed fine, no smoke or anything. I thought nothing else of it until I told someone else and they made me worry a bit about it. Just wondering what you guys thought?
The potential damage is influenced by factors such as the thickness of the cylinder liners (sleeves), rings, piston crown and mantle etc. Look for signs like loss in power (due to lower compression), excessive oil consumption, water consumption, overheating, oil in coolant (Oily white sludge in radiator), water in oil (milky appearance of engine oil). I really hope that you did not suffer any damage. When oil exceeds a certain temperature it starts degrading. I would replace the engine oil if I were you. My best advice is that you should continue working the tractor and look for any signs of damage. There is nothing you can change by worrying about it now. Worry about problems if they are evident. You may have been lucky. Who knows. 
